While blaaf has written a good general overview on the topic, here's a little more detail on various blood alcohol concentrations and their effects.
- .02%. An average drinker reaches this level after one drink. There are no obvious outward effects, though the drinker may feel a slight buzz.
- .04%. Yeah, you've had a couple, you're feelin' pretty good, feel like talking to everyone, relaxed, chillin'. Your speech might start to slur a bit, but you can still walk straight, talk normally, all that shit. W00t! Yeah! Beer!
- .05%. Your muscular coodrination is a bit shaky. You amy stagger, but not obviously or anythin. Jokes will seem a kot funnier, and the fameous beer googgle eff fect will start to kick in. It's still legal to drive when your like this in most places but it's a bad idea! Dont do it, cause its dangerous.
- .06%. LIke, youre not soo smatr about decidsing things. YOu migt do shtipid shit when yer thish drunk. dRiving is very, very, very dangrousd. noding wen yor thish drunk ish dum. Youll be talknig and tpying all wierd. people thinks yu look shtupid, but whta do they know? gonna kick theyre fucking asshes, man! Yeah, Youtalking to ME!?! C'mon!
- .08%. wow im durank ahis shsit. am i lik talingfnuny or shometin? nah, ican stll wakl thi lin, see? thuis nodre obver here, hes the amn! i fucmking lfe him! hes fckin awsemo! man, I icuould raelyy go foir a cigrete rihgt now. yer mt btesf frenid, dude. hoo awnst anothr dinrk? hope we gotta desin...design...de-sig-nat-ed dri-ver... fukin cops ar gonna fuck su up f we don'. man im unghry. wat itme is it? hey shes hot,dude! imgonnagotlktoher.
- .10%. mannn, im fckni awtreds. whoias diricing hpne? igota pz rel ffinbid. tel me if anouones cumin. sht, isdon fewl sok gfod...
- .12%. RAAAAALPH HUUUURK BLEEEAAAARRGH. sht ithrwp onnecrpt. srry... im gna glye dnnw. *thump*
- .15%. laikewfimsofucindeinlicaonitw awvn atlik paor typoe r newaiothng. oihpe irembr thhhhs tomrro. therselfin luikds sco ekwl
- .30%. and up. bbnhjjjjjjjy nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhj nbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbmjy
- .50%. ...
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